I did an update on who is seeking asylum in the UK
🧐 Are they all men?
🤔 What countries do they come from?
🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...
@teresap.bsky.social
Sociologist teaching/researching/writing about asylum & refugee migration, community mobilisations, solidarity & resistance practices. Also writing about developing critical pedagogy in Migration Studies. And yes the Home Office is a disgrace.
I did an update on who is seeking asylum in the UK
🧐 Are they all men?
🤔 What countries do they come from?
🤨 Why are only half of Afghans being recognised as refugees? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOc...
Massive congrats to my brilliant pal & colleague
@nickyburns.bsky.social
& co-editors on the publication of this urgent, important intervention. Very much looking forward to learning more!
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This arrived in paperback!
Lovely to recieve this today.
In times of so much turbulence, reminded of why we need critical, ethical, transformative classrooms.
Please do get in touch if you'd like to hear more!
For the @theguardian.com I wrote about the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil & Trump's exploitation of anti-Palestinian racism to descend the nation into authoritarianism, with the full collaboration of academia.
No one is free until Palestine is free.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We held back briefly while waiting for mainstream news platforms to pick up our letter. After prolonged silence, however, we feel we cannot delay this message any longer.
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Deep thanks to Ömer Gökhan Ulum & International Migration Journal for the detailed, thoughtful, & critically engaged review of my book. The generous & positive insights & feedback have given me much to reflect on & work with 🙏🏽
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Screenshot saying: "Sunak and Meloni unite to demand tougher EU action on migrants British and Italian PMs call for urgent measures against 'European crisis' Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor | Bruno Waterfield, Brussels Correspondent Thursday October 05 2023, 8.00pm, The Times Rishi Sunak and Giorgia Meloni have issued a rallying cry to their European counterparts to show the "same sense of urgency" as Britain and Italy have on tackling illegal migration."
Screenshot saying: "Sunak, Meloni demand more urgency to combat migration 'We are two of the closest friends in Europe today,' British and Italian leaders write.£
Screenshot saying: Rishi Sunak joins forces with Giorgia Meloni to tackle illegal migration Italian premier has defended Britain's Rwanda- style deals to process asylum claims in third countries By Edward Malnick, SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR, IN NEW DELHI 9 September 2023. 10:30pm f 1462 Rishi Sunak has joined forces with the Italian prime minister to campaign for a crackdown on illegal migration as he hailed "growing interest" among European leaders in Rwanda-style deals.
Screenshot saying: Italy and Britain pledge joint action against 'illegal migration'
We really need a discussion about how the far-right is essentially normalised by the way leaders like Meloni are covered, and how it is rising by the way in which leaders like Sunak treat them as allies.
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